Books On Books from Robert McDowell Antiquarian Books
New Arrivals
Studies in bibliography; papers of the bibliographical society of the University of Virginia…Volume Five, 1952-1953.
by BOWERS, Fredson, (editor)
- Condition
- Used - See Description
- Published
- 1964
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
-
Concord, Massachusetts, USA
- Item Price
-
$18.00
Show Details
Description:
Charlottesville: The University Press of Virginia, 1964. Hardcover. See Description. Later edition. 8vo. pp. [4], 211, [9]. Bound in publisher’s blue cloth. No dust jacket. Miniscule bumping to the bottom corner of the rear cover. Binding is generally clean. The title page shows very mild stress to the upper corner. A very faint indent or mark of bumping… Read more about this item Item Price
$18.00
Fifteenth century Bibles; a study in bibliography.
by PRIME, Wendell
- Condition
- Used
- Published
- 2001
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
-
Concord, Massachusetts, USA
- Item Price
-
$20.00
Show Details
Description:
Mansfield Centre, CT.: Martino Publishing, 2001. Hardcover. Facsimile reprint of the New York, 1888 edition. 8vo. pp. [2], 94, vii, [1]. Bound in publisher’s light gray buckram. The binding and the interior are fresh and clean. …An essay on the bibliography of 15th century Bibles including chapters discussing manuscripts, block books, the Gutenberg Bible, the Metz Psalter, the Bamberg… Read more about this item Item Price
$20.00
Catalogue of a unique collection of early editions of Ronsard.
by RICCI, Seymour de
- Condition
- Used - See Description
- Published
- 2009
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
-
Concord, Massachusetts, USA
- Item Price
-
$38.00
Show Details
Description:
Mansfield Centre, CT.: Martino Publishing, 2009. Hardcover. See Description. Facsimile reprint of the 1927 Magg’s Bros. catalogue/bibliography. Small folio. pp. [6], 9-208. With early title page reproductions. Bound in illustrated boards. (The title is printed in French on the front cover but the interior entry descriptions are in English). The binding contains a spot of bumping on the… Read more about this item Item Price
$38.00
A Gypsy bibliography.
by BLACK, George F.
- Condition
- Used - See Description
- Published
- 2000
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
-
Concord, Massachusetts, USA
- Item Price
-
$38.00
Show Details
Description:
Mansfield Centre, CT.: Martino Publishing, 2000. Hardcover. See Description. Facsimile reprint of the London, 1915 edition. 8vo. pp. vii, [1], 226. Bound in black buckram. The binding and the interior are both clean and fresh. A bibliography on the Roma peoples listing 4577 books and articles in several languages. The entries often include notes and pagination.
Item Price
$38.00
Bibliographie der schweizerischen Landeskunde.
by Zentralkommission fur schweizerische Landeskunde
- Condition
- Used - See Description
- Published
- 1999
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
-
Concord, Massachusetts, USA
- Item Price
-
$38.00
Show Details
Description:
Mansfield Centre, CT.: Martino Publishing [ c. 1999 ], 1999. Hardcover. See Description. Facsimile reprint of the Bern, 1896 edition. 8vo. pp. xxxvi, xvii, [1], 193, [1], [12], 171-335, [1], [6], xiii, [1], 381-490, [8], 491-712, [2]. Bound in publisher’s black buckram. The binding and interior are fresh and clean. A bibliography of Swiss cartography.
Item Price
$38.00
More Photos
Reproduction of some of the original proof sheets of Boswell’s Life of Johnson.
by ADAM, R.B.
- Condition
- Used - See Description
- Edition
- First Edition.
- Published
- 1923
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
-
Concord, Massachusetts, USA
- Item Price
-
$150.00
Show Details
Description:
Buffalo, New York: Printed by R.B. Adam for his friends, 1923. First Edition. . Hardcover. See Description. Privately printed. Folio. 100 unnumbered pages. With 63 black and white photo facsimiles of the proof sheets from Boswell’s Life of Johnson showing extensive annotations and mark-ups. Bound in 1/6th tan cloth with paper boards. No dust jacket. Some rubbing is… Read more about this item Item Price
$150.00
Collecting range life literature.
by DYKES, Jeff
- Condition
- Used - See Description
- Edition
- First Edition.
- Published
- 1982
- Binding
- Wraps
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
-
Concord, Massachusetts, USA
- Item Price
-
$30.00
Show Details
Description:
Bryan, TX: Printed for the Brazos Corral by Cedarshouse Press, 1982. First Edition. . Wraps. See Description. First Edition. 8vo. Edition limited to 535 printings. pp. [2], 20. Staple-bound booklet in paper wraps with an illustration on the front cover. Some minor stress lines are visible on the spine. A small tear is present on the upper edge… Read more about this item Item Price
$30.00
Bibliography of Australian medicine 1790-1900.
by FORD, Edward
- Condition
- Used - See Description
- Edition
- First Edition.
- Published
- 1976
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
-
Concord, Massachusetts, USA
- Item Price
-
$38.00
Show Details
Description:
Sydney: Sydney University Press, 1976. First Edition. . Hardcover. See Description. 4to. pp. XV, [1], 348. With 16 plates illustrating title pages. Bound in green cloth. The dust jacket is in Good condition and contains some edge tears and wear. The book is in Fine condition (although an "exclusive distributor" ticket is pasted in the bottom margin of… Read more about this item Item Price
$38.00
Catalogue of fifteenth-century books in the library of Trinity College, Dublin and in Marsh's Library, Dublin.
by ABBOTT, T.K.
- Condition
- Used - See Description
- Published
- 1970
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
-
Concord, Massachusetts, USA
- Item Price
-
$22.00
Show Details
Description:
New York: Burt Franklin, 1970. Hardcover. See Description. 8vo. pp. [2], vi, [2], 225, [1] + 14pp of B&W illustrations in the rear. Bound in red cloth. Very Good - Fine. Reprint of the original 1905 edition. An annotated bibliography of the incunabula in the Trinity College Library, Dublin.
Item Price
$22.00
Les manuscrits et l'art de les orner ouvrage historique et pratique.
by LABITTE, Alphonse
- Condition
- Used - See Description
- Edition
- First Edition.
- Published
- 1893
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
-
Concord, Massachusetts, USA
- Item Price
-
$145.00
Show Details
Description:
Paris: Charles Mendel, 1893. First Edition. . Hardcover. See Description. Tall 4to. pp. XI, [1], 398, [2]. With frontispiece and 300 illustrations (reproductions de miniatures, bordures, et lettres ornees) with the text. Bound in quarter black morocco with marbled boards and end papers; head and tail caps as well as hinges are neatly restored; some rubbing and wear… Read more about this item Item Price
$145.00
The Library companion or, the young man's comfort, in the choice of a library.
by DIBDIN, Thomas Frognall
- Condition
- Used
- Published
- 1825
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
-
Concord, Massachusetts, USA
- Item Price
-
$250.00
Show Details
Description:
London: Harding, Triphook, and Lepard, 1825. Hardcover. Second Edition revised. 8vo. 2 volumes. Volume I. pp. [6], 448. Volume II. pp. [2], 449-899, [1]. Bound in modern quarter calf with marbled boards and endpapers after 19th century style. Pages are generally clean with occasional mild scattered marginal foxing; a few minor tears are professionally sealed; a tiny hole in… Read more about this item Item Price
$250.00
Kostbare Bucheinbände des XV. Bis XIX. Jahrhunderts.
by JUN, Carl Sonntag
- Condition
- Used - See Description
- Edition
- First Edition.
- Published
- 1910
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
-
Concord, Massachusetts, USA
- Item Price
-
$200.00
Show Details
Description:
Leipzig: C.G. Boerner, 1910. First Edition. . Hardcover. See Description. Folio. pp. XVI, 107, [1]. With 9 colored plates and 43 black and white plates. Bound in half green morocco with cloth boards. Original paper wraps preserved. Spine lightly faded; mild spots of rubbing to hinges. Interior is clean. A catalogue describing 230 books with fine bindings from… Read more about this item Item Price
$200.00
A Bookman's guide to the Indians of the Americas.
by HAND, Richard A.
- Condition
- Used - See Description
- Edition
- First Edition.
- Published
- 1989
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
-
Concord, Massachusetts, USA
- Item Price
-
$28.00
Show Details
Description:
Metuchen, N.J. and London: Scarecrow Press, 1989. First Edition. . Hardcover. See Description. 8vo. p. xi, [1], 750. Orange-brown cloth. Fresh copy. Over 10,000 catalogue entries, mostly 19th and 20th century books about Native Americans.
Item Price
$28.00
The Wonders of engraving.
by DUPLESSIS, Georges
- Condition
- Used - See Description
- Edition
- First Edition.
- Published
- 1871
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
-
Concord, Massachusetts, USA
- Item Price
-
$115.00
Show Details
Description:
London: Sampson Low, Son, and Marston, 1871. First Edition. . Hardcover. See Description. First English Edition. 8vo. pp. x, 338. With 10 reproductions in autotype and 34 wood-engravings by P. Sellier. Bound in half green morocco with gilt spine (slightly faded). Upper head-cap neatly restored; some wear to the corner tips and outer extremities. All edges gilt. Interior… Read more about this item Item Price
$115.00
Thomas Berthelet, Royal Printer and Bookbinder to Henry VIII. King of England. With special reference to his bookbindings.
by DAVENPORT, Cyril
- Condition
- Used - See Description
- Edition
- First Edition.
- Published
- 1901
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
-
Concord, Massachusetts, USA
- Item Price
-
$350.00
Show Details
Description:
Chicago: Caxton Club, 1901. First Edition. . Hardcover. See Description. 4to. 102pp. With 18 plates including 10 in color and in gilt. 5 illustrations of identification marks or seals are printed on tissue and inserted into the text. Partially uncut pages. Re-backed preserving the original spine. Paper spine label rubbed. Boards re-papered after original fashion.
Item Price
$350.00
Printing and the book in fifteenth-century England.
by HEILBRONNER, Walter J.
- Condition
- Used - See Description
- Edition
- First Edition.
- Published
- 1967
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
-
Concord, Massachusetts, USA
- Item Price
-
$16.00
Show Details
Description:
Charlottesville: University Press of Virginia, 1967. First Edition. . Hardcover. See Description. 8vo. pp. xiv, 105, [1]. Red cloth. Vg+ / About Fine. Without glassine wrapper. An annotated survey bibliography listing 402 works dealing with fifteenth-century English printing.
Item Price
$16.00
The Celebrated library of Harrison D. Horblit Esq. removed from Ridgefield, Connecticut. Parts I & II (all printed).
by HORBLIT, Harrison D.
- Condition
- Used - See Description
- Edition
- First Edition.
- Published
- 1974
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
-
Concord, Massachusetts, USA
- Item Price
-
$45.00
Show Details
Description:
London: Sotheby & Co., 1974. First Edition. . Hardcover. See Description. Small Folio. 2 vols. All published. Part I. A-C, describes lots 1-258. Part II. D-G describes lots 259-502. Includes many illustrations. Bound in Green cloth. Volume II has a small tear in the front hinge, else a clean copy. Prices realized sheet for part II is a… Read more about this item Item Price
$45.00
Die Bibliothek und Ihre Kleinodien; Festschrift zum 250 Jahrigen Jubilaum der leipziger Stadtbibliothek.
by HOFMANN, Johannes
- Condition
- Used - See Description
- Edition
- First Edition.
- Published
- 1927
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
-
Concord, Massachusetts, USA
- Item Price
-
$115.00
Show Details
Description:
Leipzig: Karl W. Hiersemann, 1927. First Edition. . Hardcover. See Description. Folio. 112p. with 12 plates. Title page vignette printed in red. Bound in light blue cloth with gilt spine and front cover. Pages and binding are clean. Fine condition. A collection of 10 articles by various scholars concerning the Leipzig State Library and its unique holdings. Contents… Read more about this item Item Price
$115.00
John Carter Brown Library report to the corporation of Brown University. tion of Brown University.
by John Carter Brown Library
- Condition
- Used - See Description
- Binding
- Wraps
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
-
Concord, Massachusetts, USA
- Item Price
-
$45.00
Show Details
Description:
Providence. Wraps. See Description. 4 consecutive years: 1929-30, pp. [4], 36; 1931-32, pp. [4], 23, [1]; 1933-34, pp. [4], 35, [1]; 1935-36, pp. 45, [1]. Annual reports from one of the foremost libraries of Americana and European travels in the Americas. The booklets contain interesting information concerning the library's book purchases and its development. Blue paper wraps. Some… Read more about this item Item Price
$45.00
LA MÉMOIRE des siecles; 2000 ans d'écrits en Alsace.
- Condition
- Used - See Description
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
-
Concord, Massachusetts, USA
- Item Price
-
$28.00
Show Details
Description:
Valblor Strasbourg. Hardcover. See Description. [c.2000] Second Edition. 4to. pp. 247, [1]. Black & white and color illustrations. Printed for the second millennium celebrations of Strasbourg. Contains 11 chapters by various authors on different aspects of the book in Strasbourg. A bit bumped at the head cap. VG+
Item Price
$28.00
